Immigration
‘Adrenaline drove me’: Dai Le on how she achieved the impossible
In the face of doubters, the former journalist and refugee summoned up lessons learnt battling cancer to deliver an epic upset at the May election.
- by Matthew Knott
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Asylum seekers
Australia’s descent into cruelty inspires other nations
Even with a new government, Australia is still implementing ‘appalling’ asylum seeker policies. And now other nations are borrowing from our playbook.
- by Osman Faruqi
Opinion
Diversity
‘I’m from here’: Settling on a place to call home
Where you were born and where you belong can be different places. Discovering that you’ve found a new place to call home can come as a surprise.
- by Saman Shad
Biloela family homecoming ends with 5th birthday party
Tharnicaa Nadesalingam has celebrated her fifth birthday in her hometown of Biloela, four years after being detained under the previous government.
Here to stay? PM says ‘no impediment’ to Biloela family’s permanent visas
The asylum seeker family have been hailed at a festival in their adopted home of Biloela, as the PM says their visa process is under way.
- by Stuart Layt and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Sri Lanka
Scared of hunger, Sri Lankans are willing to risk their lives on boats
Recent interceptions near Christmas Island are the first since January 2020. Chances are they won’t be the last.
- by Chris Barrett
Tears and cheers as asylum seeker family finally ‘Home to Bilo’
The family have finally returned to Biloela on Friday, four years after they were removed by immigration officials, prompting a protracted fight to bring them “Home to Bilo”.
- by Stuart Layt
Tamil family touches down in Queensland on their way ‘home to Bilo’
Finally back in Queensland, Biloela’s Murugappan family were all smiles as they were whisked away from Brisbane Airport on Wednesday afternoon.
- by Cameron Atfield, Heather McNeill and Cloe Read
Free at last: Detained Tamil family board plane home to Biloela
The family have fought against deportation since 2018 and have spent a further year in limbo in Perth after their little girl fell dangerously ill in detention.
- by Heather McNeill
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Anthony Albanese
Cut visa processing times, Home Affairs told, business complains of shortage of workers
Federal officials have been told to act on an “extraordinary” backlog in visa applications for thousands of skilled workers at a time.
- by David Crowe
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Aged care
‘Address genuine skills shortages’: New aged care minister’s migration focus
Anika Wells will begin looking at the prospect of using migration to help fill tens of thousands of vacancies across the embattled sector.
- by Angus Thompson